The author is ANZ greater China chief economist Liu Li-Gang China’s official purchasing managers' index (PMI), the bellwether of large industrial firms, picked up for the second consecutive month to 50.8 in May from April’s 50.4. In the meantime, the HSBC PMI, representing a group of private-sector and small and medium enterprises, surged to 49.7 […]

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China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 50.8 in May from April's 50.4, hitting five-month’s high, according to data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics. The gauge has been climbing for a continuous three months, indicating the economy may be stabilizing. The new order index went up to 52.3 from April’s 51.2, reaching […]

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